Promoting and Supporting Women in Music
The Get In Her Ears girls were back in the studio this week with another load of top new tracks from Sara Wolff, Handsome Eric, Saint Sister, Tayne & Gaffa Tape Sandy. They also picked tunes from their Pride Playlist, ahead of the London Pride celebrations this weekend.
Georgia & Amy – aka Nova Twins – came into the studio to talk about their new single ‘Lose Your Head’ and their festival plans for the summer.
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‘FYA (For Your Approval)’ is the debut single by London-based German artist Matilda Eyre. We’re really enjoying this dark but delicate musical to ode to self worth, inner joy and ferocity. Eyre’s gently croaked vocals soar over the stripped back percussion and whirring synth laden bass… 100% approval from us here at GIHE!
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Tash Walker
@maudeandtrevor
Following her critically acclaimed 2017 EP, and acclaim from the likes of The Independent and Wonderland, dream-pop soloist Lucy Mason has returned with her beautiful brand new single, ‘Flashback Romance’.
Taken from Mason’s upcoming debut album, due out in two parts over the course of the year, ‘Flashback Romance’ oozes smooth, luscious vocals and twinkling, emotion-strewn melodies. A spellbinding slice of shimmering romanticism, it’ll leave you longing for more of her heartfelt creations.
Of the recording process, Mason explains:
“I spent a lot of last year thinking about when I was growing up and I found myself as what I can only describe as falling in love with old memories & stories that I’d forgotten all about. When so much had changed, I couldn’t help remember what everything was like ‘before’ and when I started looking back, I couldn’t stop. I really hope these songs take you back in time, whether it’s back to old memories with best friends or back to your first heartbreak or cigarette. All these kinds of stories are tangled up in us somewhere no matter who we are or where we’ve come from & somehow in making these songs, they satisfied my feelings of nostalgia and made me happy but still somehow, remarkably sad. I called it Flashback Romance, as that’s exactly what writing this album was for me.”
‘Flashback Romance’ is due for release tomorrow, 6th July.
Mari Lane
@marimindles
The release of ‘Easy’ last year had many in eager anticipation for Kid Cupid‘s debut EP. And so it’s with excitement that we’ve greeted the release of Unholy Ceremony. And a multi-layered offering with Laura Shaw’s soaring vocals throughout has ensured that excitement was not misplaced.
Pumping basslines provide the heartbeat beneath Shaw’s velvet vocals on ‘Low’, deeming the track a strong opening for Unholy Ceremony. The variations of the tempo throughout aids the message which is nestled within the lyrics, as Shaw reflects upon the ups and downs of co-dependent relationships, as building riffs underpin the drama of the track.
‘Better’ provides us with dose of daily motivation via uplifting lyrics in a mellow, lo-fi setting. “I want to tell you, all the good things about you” Shaw sings amongst a subtle touch of catchy electro-pop whilst the dramatic percussion within the bridge exposes the vulnerabilities we all have within ourselves. ‘Cold Body’ continues with the theme of vulnerabilities as a haunting atmosphere greets us in the intro before Shaw’s vocals float atop keys and bass, and tribal rhythms have the track bursting at the seams with energy.
‘Burn’ is a beautifully appropriate closer to Unholy Ceremony. The tangible electrical energy of the intro leads us into a marching beat. Like the overall atmosphere of the EP, ‘Burn’ takes us down an emotional rabbit hole as the complexities of human emotions are dissected.
Unholy Ceremony carries an unapologetic attitude which is carried within Kid Cupid’s style of perpetual energy and noticeably passionate vocals. With this debut collection, Kid Cupid have left us once again in eager anticipation of their next offering.
Unholy Ceremony is out now.
Nicky Lee-Delisle
@Nicky___Lee
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